UNICEF says 60,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both parents during war

Approximately 60,000 children in the Gaza Strip have lost one or both parents during the war, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warned of the lasting psychological and humanitarian consequences for children affected by the conflict. Speaking at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, UNICEF communications officer and deputy spokesperson Riccardo Pires said around 800,000 children remain displaced, with most living in tents or damaged buildings considered unsafe. Pires said nearly all displaced children require some form of mental health and psychosocial support to help them cope with the trauma of the war. He also reported that more than 340 children have been killed and hundreds injured in Gaza since the ceasefire was […]